Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations
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The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations is a grouping at the United Nations, established in July 2021 in New York. The group was initially formed by 16 UN member states (Algeria, Angola (former member), Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia (former member), China, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Nicaragua, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, and Venezuela) and one UN observer state (Palestine). Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, and Mali have since joined the group, bringing its total membership to 18 states with Angola and Cambodia no longer being a member. Both Angola and Cambodia withdrew from the Group in April 2024.[1]
Formation | July 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07-06) |
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Headquarters | 335 E 46th St New York, NY 10017 United States |
Membership | See § Membership |
Website | gof-uncharter.org |
The main goal of the grouping is to issue a message in support of the United Nations' founding treaty, commonly referred to as the UN Charter, seeking to promote multilateralism and diplomacy over the use of force against perceived violations from other UN Member States.[2][3] The grouping was initiated by Venezuela.[4]